.netrc and FAT32

[Pavel Roskin]

Hello!

> I noticed that if .netrc is on FAT32 mc shows the following and
> always ask for the password:
>
> Error
>
> ~/.netrc file has not correct mode.
> Remove password or correct mode.

mc is written is assumption that it operates on a multi-user system.  The
code for checking .netrc comes from Linux ftp.  I think it's a good idea
not to keep your passwords on FAT32, especially if your OS allows remote
logins.

> As a "workaround" I moved .netrc to NTFS and created a symlink in $HOME.
> It worked.

Very good.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin